Autoreverse

//ˌɔːtoʊɹɪˈvɜːɹs// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A device in a tape recorder or player that enables playback or recording the tape in both directions, by changing the direction of the tape transport or by physically flipping the cassette. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To reverse automatically. intransitive

    "Unless the animation also autoreverses, the animation will “jump” from its end to its start to begin the next repetition."

Example

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"Unless the animation also autoreverses, the animation will “jump” from its end to its start to begin the next repetition."

Etymology

From auto- + reverse.

Related phrases

cassette player

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